My brother has finally managed to abuse his body to the point that it has revolted. He is now in the intensive care unit at AGH. He has a blood clot in his lung. Well, from what I understand, not exactly IN his lung, it is at the opening to his lung where the artery going into the lung feeds in the blood. Hence, breathing is painful. And there are many complications that COULD occur. So far, he is resting and has not, as far as I know caused the ICU to explode with his withdrawl from alcohol. I am sure they can cope with this should it occur. He is on an IV blood thinner and when they send him home he will be on an oral blood thinner. I am hoping that he will chhose not to drink on the blood thinner or die quickly. I know how that sounds but that is just how I feel at the moment. His lifestyle is the cause of the malady...sitting around on the couch 24/7 and drinking and smoking. I have a hard time understanding how someone can sit around so much and sleep so much after the first few months of life. And we see where this leads. Blood clots at 40.
The dogs and I have taken to dubbing our walks the clot preventing walk.
More later if therre is anything to tell. My Dad and Mona Rae are going over to see him at 2 (restricted visiting and all) and this too could explode the ICU so, I'll keep ya posted.
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